Reviews

Gather around, boys and girls. It’s time to reveal my favorite releases from 2017. The folks who tuned into my stream on the 19th got the early access version of my list so don’t forget to follow our twitch channel so you can get notifications when we go live. Here …

2016 is poised to be locked as one of the best years in idol music for me. Among various reasons, a large part of this has to do with the two heavyweight champions in my roster: Momoiro Clover Z and BABYMETAL, two progressive groups that are rapidly discovering ways to …

‘THE ONE‘ feels like a song that I’ve been waiting for all this time, but I couldn’t have told you this until it dropped over the past weekend. Yes, ’Karate’ is a fine track — but personally, ‘THE ONE’ has completely stolen my attention. It’s not the off-the-rails madness that …

Let’s talk BABYMETAL: a novelty spinoff idol unit turned internationally acclaimed Metal stars. A fixed three person unit (SU-METAL, YUI-METAL, MOA-METAL) accompanied by a backing band, BABYMETAL’s spent the last few years turning heads and kicking ass, injecting new life into the metal genre with the contrasting mix of playful …

There’s still something undeniably exciting about the formation of yet another sister group under Akimoto Yasushi’s generous roof, even if the shiny new shrink-wrap may only be engaging for a short while. I’ve clearly missed the news by months, but it seems that the long-skirted cousins of the AKB48 family, …

After a month of continuous listening, I feel like I can finally put my thoughts on Momoiro Clover Z’s newest records. It’s been three painful years since their last album. The moment these albums landed in my hands, I grabbed my best headphones, turned off the lights, lined up the …

As some of you may know, I, Serrina Lam, “The Nugget,” recently travelled to Japan. One of the main reasons why I wanted to go to Japan was to see Musubizm again. They’re an idol unit produced by ASOBISYSTEM, a talent label that includes Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and Capsule. Their …

The third Avex iDOL Street group, GEM (Girls Entertainment Mixture), recently released their latest music video on their YouTube channel. The song is called, “Fine! ~fly for the future~” and on March 23rd it will be the fifth single released by the group. As fans on Twitter have stated, the …